Chainsaw (including Aerial)

We have listed our available courses in this category below. Please click on a course for more information. Lynher Training are a NPTC Test Centre therefore your NPTC assessments will be arranged during the booking of your training.

Basic Maintenance, Cross Cutting & Felling to 200mm/8″ diameter at felling height (Lantra Awards)First step for new users or those not previously certificated. This unit combines both the previous “Maintenance & Cross-Cutting only” with “Felling to 200mm / 8” in one 4 day course. This course is assessed by the instructor during the training (ITA) and requires no separate assessment) This is a good alternative for anyone who will never fell a tree over 200mm / 8” and will never be asked for the NPTC certificate.

Sever Uprooted Trees (City & Guilds NPTC 302 – previously CS34)The new unit 302 includes both of the old units (CS34 & CS35) “Individual & Multiple Windblown Trees”. It is for those wanting to continue on to windblown trees. You must already have NPTC certification for the following units under either the old or new systems “Maintenance & Cross-Cutting and Felling to 380mm” (NPTC 201,202,202) and “Felling over 380mm” (NPTC 301) as well as being fairly experienced.

Level 3 Award in Preparing and Agreeing Emergency Tree work Operations. Unit 304 (City & Guilds NPTC)For Chainsaw Operatives and/ or key staff responsible for planning and arranging Emergency Tree work, and making risk assessments etc, such as team leaders, supervisors, managers, working in any of the landbased industries.

Level 3 Award in Emergency Tree work Operations. Unit 305 (City & Guilds NPTC)For people needing to undertake Emergency Tree work at a moment’s notice, dealing with storm damaged & uprooted trees, with special focus on team work and dealing with other services.

Advanced Chainsaw – Aerial Rigging (City & Guilds NPTC 309 – previously CS41)This is unit 309 – (was CS41) and is 3 days of rope & rigging with various techniques for sectional felling and lowering. This is an advanced course which will require you to have all the previous certificates as well as a reasonable amount of experience and background knowledge prior to undertaking this course.